Plastic
NASA-backed research project creates 3D-printed cookies from plastic
Parsons researchers warn of plastic toxicity in American manufactured homes
MIT researchers developing process to make houses from recycled plastic
Heliograf launches plastic-free alternative to single-use soy sauce fish
Hyphyn impregnates vinyl with plastic-eating enzymes to enhance biodegradation
“We need plastic to keep our economic order going”
Space Available crafts Self Care Community Centre from 11 tonnes of plastic waste
Unwanted furniture turned into new items at no extra cost with Loope take-back scheme
MVRDV creates public seating area that doubles as “860-square-metre infographic” in Bangkok
Ten plastic alternatives designed to trump paper straws
Squid-bone sponge found to soak up 99.8 per cent of microplastics
The top 10 material innovations of 2024
Researchers warn plastic-potted green walls could pose “Grenfell nightmare”
Plastic bottles recycled into Parkinson’s drug using bacteria
Carbon Cell makes plastic-free alternative to polystyrene
PlasticFree makes database of hundreds of plastic alternatives “forever free to all”
Seven foamless sofas filled with unexpected materials
Marcin Rusak captures “untamed wilderness” of Polish countryside in resin
Manuel Herz references “audacious spirit of Expo ’70” for Swiss pavilion
Vitra introduces recyclable polyurethane upholstery foam called V-Foam
Jello furniture receives ultra-glossy “almost edible” update to rival its gelatinous namesake
Trump signs executive order to ditch paper straws for plastic
Coca‑Cola accused of abandoning reusable-packaging target
